AUGUST COLLECTOR'S AUCTION 2020-08-27 Auction - 679 Price Results - John McInnis Auctioneers,LLC in MA - Page 6
A RARE CARVED WOOD BENIN SCULPTURE of a CHIEFTAINEARLY CHINESE GILT BRONZE BUDDHANATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN BUTTERFLY BANNERSTONE
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Amesbury, MA, United States
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AUGUST COLLECTOR'S AUCTION

Africana, Oceanic, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Asian Several Fine Collections all with excellent Provenance Sale held in Two Sessions THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH At our Gallery 76 Main St. Amesbury, MA Session One begins at 12 Noon PERIOD AFRICANA, OCEANIC, WEAPONS and PRE-COLUMBIAN ART, TRIBAL and NATIVE AMERICAN Lots 1 thru 350 Session Two begins at 6pm 18TH, 19TH AND 20TH C FINE ASIAN PORCELAIN, TEXTILES, BRONZES, POTTERY, JADE, FURNITURE and EARLY SNUFF BOTTLE COLLECTION Lots 375 thru 700 Featuring Property from the Descendants of a Maine Gentleman who travelled to Africa in the early 1920s for the trade export of African Mahogany and documenting the trips through photography, also featured is the personal Tribal Collection of William Postar, Boston, Mass, The Estate of Jack and Grace Weil, Marblehead, Mass who together ran an antique business in the 1960s and The Ted Monell Collection of Brooklyn, New York who collected during the 1960s,70s,80s
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UNUSUAL DAN DANCING MASK of LIGHT MATERIALS: (Turn of the 19th/ 20th c) Finely made from a hollowed light wood. The exterior is covered with stretched animal skin, glass eyes and bone teeth with painted face and hair with individual carved
0118: UNUSUAL DAN DANCING MASK of LIGHT MATERIALSEst. $600-$1,200
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ETHONOGRAPHIC CARVED and PAINTED BIRD'S HEAD: Fragment of a larger sculpture. 9 1/2 inches.
0119: ETHONOGRAPHIC CARVED and PAINTED BIRD'S HEADEst. $100-$200
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(16th / 17th c) BENIN BRONZE CEREMONIAL STAFF: Depicting a Benin king holding a staff and a sword. Bifacial with open work and finely cast figures. Blade is inscribed with abstract designs. 36 1/2 inches.
0120: (16th / 17th c) BENIN BRONZE CEREMONIAL STAFFEst. $800-$1,200
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SOUTH WEST AFRICAN EQUESTRIAN FIGURE: In Western attire including riding cap. Carved and painted wood with applied metal strips. c1950. 21 inches.
0121: SOUTH WEST AFRICAN EQUESTRIAN FIGUREEst. $100-$300
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WEST AFRICAN FIGURE OF A MALE HOLDING TRAY: c1950. Well carved. 12 1/2 inches
0122: WEST AFRICAN FIGURE OF A MALE HOLDING TRAYEst. $100-$200
WEST AFRICAN KAPAN MASK c. 1960: Dancing mask. Carved and painted wood. Scarification to cheeks. 13 inches
0124: WEST AFRICAN KAPAN MASK c. 1960Est. $100-$200Lot Passed
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DOGON SATIMBE MASK: Wood carved. 35 inches. The mask represents the ancient ancestress, Yasigi, the cultivator of the hibiscus plant whose fibers are used in the creation of the skirts worn by the Dogon masked dancers.
0125: DOGON SATIMBE MASKEst. $300-$500
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AFRICAN BIRD /BEAK MASK with GRASS and BELL: Hand carved mask with good age. Sewn and braided straw with applied bell, rings and shell. 14 x 9 inches (mask only)
0126: AFRICAN BIRD /BEAK MASK with GRASS and BELLEst. $400-$600
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AFRICAN NYABWA MASK BETE TRIBE IVORY COAST: Carved wood highlighted with brass tacks. 11 x 7 x 5 inches.
0127: AFRICAN NYABWA MASK BETE TRIBE IVORY COASTEst. $200-$400
BAOULE TRIBE AFRICAN HARVEST DANCE MASK: Carved and painted wood with braided grass skirt and lined with padded leather. 27 inches (not including skirt) 45 inches (overall). Note: Purchased many years ago directly from the son of an African
0128: BAOULE TRIBE AFRICAN HARVEST DANCE MASKEst. $1,000-$2,000Lot Passed
(3) AFRICAN MASKS: (2) Fine Dan examples and another depicting a monkey. 9 3/4 inches (and under)
0130: (3) AFRICAN MASKSEst. $600-$800Lot Passed
CAMEROON FANG RELIQUARY FIGURE: Hand hammered brass veneer carved wooden statuette. 24 inches (including base)
0131: CAMEROON FANG RELIQUARY FIGUREEst. $600-$800Lot Passed
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LARGE PAPUA NEW GUINEA ORATORS STOOL: Orthodox form of figure with back being carved and painted with a full figure male with scarification and grass waist band. A second carved and painted face supports the front of the stool. 36 inches.
0133: LARGE PAPUA NEW GUINEA ORATORS STOOLEst. $100-$200
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KINGDOM OF BAMUM BRONZE HELMET MASK CAMEROON: Prunus decorated center with (4) decorated cartouches on diaper ground. Raised on a pronounced foot. 10 1/4 inches.
0134: KINGDOM OF BAMUM BRONZE HELMET MASK CAMEROONEst. $400-$600
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(Early 20th c) CARVED BUST of a BENIN CHIEFTAIN: Heavy de-like dark red wood with traditional cap and neck adornments. 12 1/2 inches
0136: (Early 20th c) CARVED BUST of a BENIN CHIEFTAINEst. $200-$400
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DECORATIVE AFRICAN CARVING OF A TRIBESMAN: (Late 20th c) 12 3/4 inches
0137: DECORATIVE AFRICAN CARVING OF A TRIBESMANEst. $50-$100
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EARLY WEST AFRICAN CARVED & PAINTED DRUM: From a hollowed log the base was carved with geometric patterns. Snake skin head. 29 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches
0140: EARLY WEST AFRICAN CARVED & PAINTED DRUMEst. $200-$400
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1924 HEAVY AFRICAN MAHOGANY SHIPPPING CRATE: (6) Board chest addressed to R.G. Stubbs Augusta, Maine. USA. . Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen to New York Shipping label. 22 1/2 x 38 x 19 inches.
0141: 1924 HEAVY AFRICAN MAHOGANY SHIPPPING CRATEEst. $200-$400